It had been there when the midwife had announced, ‘You’ve a boy.’

Question

The hat was there when his wife had their second little joy.

Why does the author MOST likely choose the words, ‘their second little joy’?

A)They had twin boys.

B)It expresses that their second child was a joyous addition to their family.

C)The little hat was considered a joy for the father at the birth of his only son.

D)Next to their first little joy, their son, the hat was considered their second little joy.

B?

It saw with lucid eyes inhuman, divine

Line 12 has an example of a stylistic device. What is that device called?

A)allusion
B)inversion
C)satire
D)simile

not sure

Answer 1

The first is (b)

Answer 2

Do you know what is meant by these terms? Find out and you'll be able to answer the question.

Answer 3

i looked them up before i posted these question

Answer 4

Which kind of figurative language is used in line 37?

But the hat didn’t mind since the man truly matched it.

A.hyperbole
B.imagery
C.oxymoron
D.personification

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